Teaching Spanish to Native Spanish Speakers  NEW
The newly revamped SNS Web site provides information about the Spanish speaking population in the United States and resources for working with Spanish speakers in Spanish language programs. Learn more.

Spotlight on Language - Spanish  NEW
Read the latest in CAL's series of online language spotlights created in support of ACTFL's Discover Languages campaign. Learn more.

CAELA Network Brief Now Online
Working with Adult English Language Learners with Limited Literacy: Research, Practice, and Professional Development, is now available for free online. Visit the CAELA Network Web site.

New Overseas Cultural Orientation (CO) Program Highlight
This Program Highlight focuses on the provision of CO to Iranian religious minority refugees in Vienna, conducted by HIAS Vienna. Learn more at the COR Center Web site.

CAL's SIOP Web Site Revamped
CAL has revised the SIOP Web site to provide easier access to information about research, projects, professional development services, and resources, such as publications, digests, and lesson plans. Learn more.

2008 CREATE Conference - Registration Now Open
Math, Science, and Social Studies: A Focus on English Language Learners in Middle School to be held October 6 – 7, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Learn more.

Great Lakes East Comprehensive Assistance Center
Learn more about our work with the Center and view a focused page on resources available for English language learners.

An Insider's Guide to SIOP Coaching
This new resource is designed for teacher educators, staff developers, and others who know the SIOP Model and are helping teachers implement it in their lessons. Learn more.

Realizing the Vision of Two-Way Immersion: Fostering Effective Programs and Classrooms
This book draws on a decade of research to examine the role of program and classroom cultures in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy in two-way immersion students. Learn more.

The Alliance for the Advancement of Heritage Languages has revamped its Web site to offer expanded content and improved navigation. Visit the site.

CAL is working with the National Security Education Program to improve the English proficiency of U.S. heritage populations who have expertise in critical languages. Learn more.

Foreign Language Assessment Directory Now Available
CAL has developed a free, searchable online directory of information on nearly 200 tests in over 90 languages. Learn more.

African American English Bibliography Now Available
CAL has amassed a bibliography of more than 650 print references related to African American English. Learn more.

Read about the centers housed at CAL.

Effects of Instructional Hours and Intensity of Instruction on NRS Level Gain in Listening and Speaking
This digest reports on a study examining the relationship between the number of ESL instructional hours and intensity of ESL instruction with the progress of adult English language learners in listening and speaking in English, as measured by the oral proficiency assessment BEST Plus.
Click here to download a free copy.


Refugee Families and Refugee Youth Videos Now Available
These two videos were created to help refugees and refugee providers learn about the issues faced by refugee families and refugee youth. Learn more.

Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners
Learn more about this accessible summary of the full report from the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth.

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